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Well played, sir. Those of us who caught that reference are grateful.
A couple of other points probably should be considered. First is the card backs. Kashins are blank-backed, whereas Goudey's had informative stuff for kids to read. Not much of anything had been devoted to card backs other than advertising for more than a decade, so I would bet the kids found the Goudey card backs a refreshing change.
Second, remember that Goudey and Kashin were in no way competitors, as they were sold a few years apart. Although it would be the same generation of youths able to acquire either, a few years difference in the card collecting world can be huge--look at what happened in both the early and late 1980's, for example. Kashin was issued right before the Wall Street Crash of 1929 and at the start of the Great Depression. I imagine everyone's view of the world was pretty nerve-wracking then, and that baseball cards were of particular low priority at a time when people were uncertain as to what would be the new normal (sound familiar?).
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